Pediatric hematology care close to home
The UM Health-Sparrow Children's Center provides a full range of healthcare services to infants, children, and adolescents with problems of the blood and blood-forming tissues.
Common hematology problems include:
- Anemia (low hemoglobin or red blood cell count)
- Sickle cell anemia
- Bleeding disorders such as hemophilia
- Strokes
- Clotting problems
- Thalassemia
- Myelodysplastic syndrome
- Aplastic anemia
- Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)
- Histiocytosis
These services are provided in cooperation with physicians from Michigan State University (MSU) Department of Pediatrics and Human Development.
The physicians at MSU, along with the UM Health-Sparrow, participate in selected drug trials and national treatment protocols related to blood problems.